Solfege, Ear Training, Rhythm, Dictation, and Music Theory
464 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Includes 2 CDs of musical examples
Mixed media product
Release Date:26 Jun 2005
ISBN:9780817351472
Solfege, Ear Training, Rhythm, Dictation, and Music Theory
A Comprehensive Course
By Marta Arkossy Ghezzo; Preface by Mel Powell
University of Alabama Press
One of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today
Solfege has become one of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today. This revised and expanded third edition includes a multitude of new musical examples and dictations covering the entire continuum of musical development from classical to modern. For the first time, Solfège also includes definitive audio performances on CD of each of the 51 musical dictations, keyed by track number to the musical notation in the text. As students progress from the simple to the complex by following these carefully interrelated lessons, the results are, according to Mel Powell, “akin to miracle-making.”
Solfege has become one of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today. This revised and expanded third edition includes a multitude of new musical examples and dictations covering the entire continuum of musical development from classical to modern. For the first time, Solfège also includes definitive audio performances on CD of each of the 51 musical dictations, keyed by track number to the musical notation in the text. As students progress from the simple to the complex by following these carefully interrelated lessons, the results are, according to Mel Powell, “akin to miracle-making.”
Marta Árkossy Ghezzo's well-written and highly-organized volume presents a comprehensive system of interrelated musical disciplines intended to aid in the acquisition of general musical skills. Useful as a classroom text, it has considerable value as an academic reference work in music because of the number of excellent musical examples that illustrate tonal, chromatic, modal, and atonal systems, and because of an extensive series of graphic symbols frequently encountered in the notation of aleatory music.’
—CHOICE
‘Solfège is unique because of its extent and ingenuity. Dr. Ghezzo has integrated into her system all the essential information necessary for a student to become a professional musician.’
—Dr. Vladimir Scolnic, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Israel
‘The greatest strength of this book lies in the structure it provides for ear training studies, incorporating various musical styles from classical to modern, as well as world ethnic areas. The book is an essential resource that emphasizes the best educational skills towards the study of musicianship, ear training, and sight singing.’
—Professor Doo-jin Ahn, Hanseo University, Seoul, Korea
The manner of presentation and organization as well as the quality of the original music used and of the exercises is . . . revolutionary.’
—Professor Alexandru Hrisanide, Conservatory of Music, Holland
‘It is sufficient to glance through a few lessons of this book to be immediately convinced of a real sense of enrichment in the teaching of the theoretical, practical, and analytical basics of music.’
—Professor Paolo Musmeci, Conservatory of Music ‘Giuseppe Verdi,’ Milan
Marta Arkossy Ghezzo is professor of music at Lehman College.
